THE LONGEST RIDE
2015 * PG-13 * 128 min *
Directed by George Tillman Jr.
Screenplay by Craig Bolotin
Novel by Nicholas Sparks
January 2016
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Movie 13 ~ Room
ROOM
2015 * R * 118 min *
Directed by Lenny Abrahamson
Screenplay & Novel by Emma Donoghue
January 2016
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Book 6 ~ Night of the Living Worms
NIGHT OF THE LIVING WORMS: A Speed Bump & Slingshot MisadventureBy Dave Coverly
© 2015 Henry Hold and Company - NY, NY
ISBN# 978-0-8050-8886-1
128 pgs
January 2016
To borrow a phrase from the book, “Cheesable Mercy” this book just did not appeal to me. While the cover and inside page are lively and bright with color the story and illustrations were lackluster. The humor is aimed mostly toward adults and flies right over the intended audience of 7-10 years old. Speed Bump is the little brother of Early Bird, who always gets the worm and accolades from everyone around him. In his attempt to outdo Early Bird, Speed Bump goes on a night time adventure with his best friend Slingshot and ends up uncovering a plot by the nightcrawlers to harm Early Bird. The cover illustrations may catch the eyes of middle school boys, but I doubt the story will keep them interested.
Movie 11 ~ Spotlight
SPOTLIGHT
2015 * R * 128 min *
Directed by Tom McCarthy
Written by Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy
January 2016
Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Movie 10 ~ The Revenant
THE REVENANT
2015 * R * 156 min *
Directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Screenplay by Mark L. Smith & Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Novel by Michael Punke
January 2016
Friday, January 15, 2016
Movie 9 ~ Tomorrowland
TOMORROWLAND
2015 * PG * 130 min *
Directed by Brad Bird
Screenplay by Damon Lindelof & Brad Bird
Story by Damon Lindelof, Brad Bird, & Jeff Jensen
January 2016
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Book 5 ~ Tricky Twenty-Two
TRICKY TWENTY-TWO: A Stephanie Plum NovelBy Janet Evanovich
© 2015 Random House Large Print - NY, NY
ISBN# 978-0-385-36323-5
325 pgs
January 2016
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Funny, cute. As always some of the situations made me laugh out loud. But still rather formulaic. More romance with either Ranger or Morelli and at some point Stephanie really needs to pick one over the other. That said, the scene with Stephanie's mother was pure gold!
Book 4 ~ Naughty Mabel
NAUGHTY MABELWritten by Nathan Lane & Devlin Elliott
Illustrated by Dan Krall
© 2015 Simon & Schuster - NY, NY
ISBN# 978-1-4814-3022-7
48 pgs
January 2016
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Mabel is the sassiest, gassiest French Bulldog you ever did see! The story and pictures will keep tots entertained and waiting to see what trouble Mabel finds next.
Book 3 ~ Emma: A BabyLit Emotions Primer
EMMA: A BABYLIT EMOTIONS PRIMERBy Jennifer Adams
Illustrated by Alison Oliver
© 2015 Gibbs Smith - Layton, UT
ISBN# 978-1-4236-4023-3
22 pgs
January 2016
Cute gift for the Jane Austen loving parent in your life!
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